Ecology Ottawa joined organizations from across the province in submitting a joint submission in response to Ontario's Proposed Food and Organic Waste Framework.
Despite some concerns, we think the new framework is an important step forward in the move towards a province that embraces the principle of "zero waste."
Click here to see the full text of the submission
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Recently an inquiry about the safety of allowing right turns on red was brought to the Ottawa Public Works and Infrastructure Committee by Councillor Ariel Troster. Ottawa city staff responded to this by claiming that RTOR is in fact safer for pedestrians. But could this possibly be true? We thought we’d dig into the data.
Ecology Ottawa addressed a meeting of Council's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday to oppose a report recommending against protecting pedestrians and cyclists downtown with a ban on Right Turns On Red. This report was full of problems: the complete omission of research literature, wholly inadequate statistics, and an acquiescence to dangerous driver behaviour.
The City of Ottawa released the results of a Tree Canopy Mapping last September. So what is this, and why is it important? And above all, how is our urban tree canopy doing? Our Council Watch Intern Kristen Busby breaks it down.